UP Jails No Longer Fun Centres For Criminals, Says Yogi Adityanath

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth Rs 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district.

Jails in Uttar Pradesh are no longer "fun" centres for criminals and they have turned into "reform homes" for them, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth Rs 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district. The projects also included the district prison built at Rs 126 crore. "We have converted state jails into reform homes where criminals are being given an opportunity to reform. The UP jails are no more places of fun for criminals," an official statement quoted the Chief Minister as saying on the occasion.